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The proper response depends on the type of traction loss. What you describe is the appropriate response for understeering, but will amplify oversteering. Althou
by arghwhat 4y ago
The proper response depends on the type of traction loss. What you describe is the appropriate response for understeering, but will amplify oversteering. Although to be fair, considering how common front wheel drive is these days, understeering is what us most likely to occur, and the proper response of following the failure is less intuitive than counter steering.
On a "proper" 4x4 sliding, increasing throttle will often straighten the path of the vehicle irrespective of current steering input - a fun quirk of locking differentials.
- mellavora 4y ago> increasing throttle will often straighten the path of the vehicle irrespective of current steering input "when in doubt, gas it out"
- tbyehl 4y ago"Full throttle will either solve the problem or end the suspense."
- HPsquared 4y agoEven understeering, to recover grip you need to reduce the load (slip angle) on the front tyres- by straightening the wheel a bit. Not turning the wheel even further. So the same general principle applies, but it's less urgent when understeering as it's a kind of 'stable' situation.
- deelowe 4y agoExplanations help somewhat, but there needs to be some intuition for these principles to be applied effectively. I highly recommend going to a few auto cross events truly get it. Learning what it's like when "steering gets light" and how "turning into the skid" recovers it is really something you need to learn by feel.
- Hamuko 4y ago>On a "proper" 4x4 sliding, increasing throttle will often straighten the path of the vehicle irrespective of current steering input - a fun quirk of locking differentials. Just remember when you're not driving a four-wheel drive car if you learn to rely on this method.